tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post196573287910026891..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Mrs Miles's Diary - ed S V Partingtonlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-78012656081005751472013-11-12T20:05:01.823+11:002013-11-12T20:05:01.823+11:00It's interesting to read diaries of public fig...It's interesting to read diaries of public figures who probably know their diaries will be published & compare them to ordinary people who may not have known that anyone else would ever read their words. Nella & Connie knew their diaries would be read by researchers but couldn't have thought they would ever be published. There's always a lot left out isn't there? Either by the diarist at the time or the editors who have to prune enormous manuscripts.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-41506074326181861792013-11-12T17:31:03.349+11:002013-11-12T17:31:03.349+11:00I have the Vere Hogdson to read, and now I've ...I have the Vere Hogdson to read, and now I've added this one. I was quite slow to warm to the diary format (I think it was because of 'busy' diaries like Harold Nicolson's that required footnotes to keep track of who, what, where, and I was daunted by information overload!), but the intimacy (or, I suppose, crafted intimacy) of Nella Last won me over. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-21728788166190742142013-11-12T07:46:04.722+11:002013-11-12T07:46:04.722+11:00Yes, I've been reading a bit about both World ...Yes, I've been reading a bit about both World Wars lately. I do love a good diary though no matter what the period.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-60915652866530374622013-11-12T04:01:03.690+11:002013-11-12T04:01:03.690+11:00I've added this to my WW2 list, though I alrea...I've added this to my WW2 list, though I already seem to have quite a stash of books. I'm immersing myself the period!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.com